Glen Cavender
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 18, 1883, Tucson, Arizona, USA
- Died
- February 9, 1962
- Movies
- 210
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Glen Cavender (September 19, 1883 – February 9, 1962) was an American film actor. He appeared in 259 films between 1914 and 1949.
The Spanish–American War soldier was born in Tucson, Arizona, and died in Hollywood, California. He started his acting career in vaudeville shows. Cavender belonged to the original Keystone Cops and was a regular in numerous Mack Sennett comedies. He also worked as a director for three Mack Sennett films between 1914 and 1916. During the 1920s, Cavender worked for the film studios Educational and Christie and appeared in Buster Keaton's film classic The General (1926) as the antagonistic Union Captain Anderson. The advance of sound film in the late 1920s damaged his career and, formerly a well-known actor, Cavender only played minor roles until his retirement in 1949.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2026 | A Brave Engineer: Buster Keaton's Last Ride | Self (Archival) |
| 1981 | The Muppets Go to the Movies | Keystone Kop (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1949 | The Fountainhead | Pedestrian Onlooker (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Northern Pursuit | Workman (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Watch on the Rhine | Servant (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Edge of Darkness | Cannery Worker (uncredited) |
| 1942 | The Hidden Hand | Detective (uncredited) |
| 1942 | George Washington Slept Here | Well Digger (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Spy Ship | Karl, Radio Operator |
| 1942 | The Male Animal | Reporter on Porch (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Manpower | Drunk Bounced from Midnight Club (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Highway West | Hotel Doorman (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Bad Men of Missouri | Tod |
| 1941 | Underground | Man Giving Sylvia Baggage Claim Ticket |
| 1941 | Million Dollar Baby | |
| 1941 | Singapore Woman | Glen, Mine Foreman (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Here Comes Happiness | Man Getting Headlined Paper (uncredited) |
| 1941 | The Great Mr. Nobody | On-looker at Fight (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Lady with Red Hair | Stage Doorman (uncredited) |
| 1940 | No Time for Comedy | Actor in Show (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Flowing Gold | Oil Worker (uncredited) |
| 1940 | The Man I Married | Petty Official |
| 1940 | All This, and Heaven Too | Jean (uncredited) |
| 1940 | An Angel from Texas | Lone Star Townsman / New York Passerby Extra |
| 1940 | 'Til We Meet Again | Ship Officer (uncredited) |
| 1940 | King of the Lumberjacks | Lumberjack in Dominic's Office (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Calling Philo Vance | Train Porter Asked to Send Telegram (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Brother Rat and a Baby | Courtroom Extra |
| 1939 | Everything Happens at Night | Guide |
| 1939 | Four Wives | Extra at Wedding Reception (uncredited) |
| 1939 | British Intelligence | Under Officer Pfalz |
| 1939 | Kid Nightingale | Man Leaving Dynamite Dennis Fight (uncredited) |
| 1939 | The Roaring Twenties | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Pack Up Your Troubles | Doughboy |
| 1939 | Smashing the Money Ring | Day Gate Guard (uncredited) |
| 1939 | On Your Toes | Extra as Stagehand |
| 1939 | Espionage Agent | Man in O'Grady Crowd |
| 1939 | Angels Wash Their Faces | Driver of Moving Cart / Policeman at Bowling Alley (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite | Landlord (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Indianapolis Speedway | Extra on Dance Floor |
| 1939 | The Cowboy Quarterback | Nightclub Waiter |
| 1939 | Naughty but Nice | Extra at Bar (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter | First Townsman |
| 1939 | Code of the Secret Service | Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Torchy Runs for Mayor | Store Customer (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Confessions of a Nazi Spy | Man in Montage Stuffing Mailboxes (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Dark Victory | Headwaiter (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Women in the Wind | Airport Policeman / Mob Scene Extra (uncredited) |
| 1939 | The Oklahoma Kid | Would-Be Settler (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Secret Service of the Air | Waiter |
| 1939 | Nancy Drew... Reporter | Newspaper Office Worker / Beldenburg Hotel Passerby (uncredited) |
| 1939 | King of the Underworld | Deputy Shooting Bill (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Devil's Island | Gendarme on Train |
| 1938 | Heart of the North | Post Customer (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Girls on Probation | Policeman |
| 1938 | Garden of the Moon | Graham - Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Gateway | Immigrant |
| 1938 | Penrod's Double Trouble | Truck Driver Giving Penrod a Lift (uncredited) |
| 1938 | The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse | Alarm Company Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Racket Busters | Truck Driver (uncredited) |
| 1938 | My Bill | Mr. Perry - Man at Bank (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Crime School | Policeman Outside Judge Clinton's Office (uncredited) |
| 1938 | The Beloved Brat | Fireman |
| 1938 | Over the Wall | Referee for Robeck Fight |
| 1938 | Blondes at Work | Locksmith (uncredited) |
| 1938 | The Patient in Room 18 | Man with Sprinkler Hose (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Tovarich | Trumpet Player |
| 1937 | She Loved a Fireman | Spectator at Dance |
| 1937 | Expensive Husbands | Austrian Policeman at Jail |
| 1937 | Alcatraz Island | Federal Officer (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Love Is on the Air | Second 7-11 Club Waiter |
| 1937 | Wine, Women and Horses | Dice-Game Player |
| 1937 | Varsity Show | Stagehand |
| 1937 | Confession | Bailiff (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Talent Scout | Furniture Department Man (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Public Wedding | Ticket Buyer for the Wedding |
| 1937 | Fly Away Baby | George (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Kid Galahad | Ringsider - 1st Fight (uncredited) |
| 1937 | The Go-Getter | Streetcar Conductor (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Charlie Chan at the Olympics | Polizei Officer |
| 1937 | Melody for Two | Green Hill Waiter |
| 1937 | Mountain Justice | Train Conductor |
| 1937 | Midnight Court | Counter Clerk |
| 1937 | The Great O'Malley | Policeman at Robbery (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Smart Blonde | Trooper Sergeant (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Here Comes Carter | Police Driver |
| 1936 | China Clipper | Pan American Union Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Jailbreak | Guard in Kitchen |
| 1936 | The Golden Arrow | Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Sons o' Guns | German Ordered to Retreat |
| 1936 | I Married a Doctor | Party Guest |
| 1936 | The Singing Kid | Stagehand (uncredited) |
| 1936 | The Walking Dead | |
| 1935 | Moonlight on the Prairie | Cowboy #1 in Saloon |
| 1935 | Dr. Socrates | Townsman |
| 1935 | The Goose and the Gander | Detective George (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Little Big Shot | Bystander at Shooting (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Don't Bet on Blondes | Man Leaving Betting Window (Uncredited) |
| 1935 | Stranded | Kolchak (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Oil for the Lamps of China | Worried McCarger Employee |
| 1935 | Dinky | Extra at Football Game |
| 1935 | 'G' Men | Headwaiter (uncredited) |
| 1935 | The Florentine Dagger | Detective (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Bordertown | Man Restraining Johnny in Courtroom Fight |
| 1934 | British Agent | Russian Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Captured! | German Sergeant at POW Camp (Uncredited) |
| 1933 | Today We Live | Ammunition Factory Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Luxury Liner | Ship's Diner (uncredited) |
| 1932 | One Way Passage | French Bartender (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Blonde Venus | Ship's Officer (uncredited) |
| 1931 | The Nevada Buckaroo | Sheriff Hank |
| 1931 | That's My Line | Henchman |
| 1931 | A College Racket | |
| 1930 | Won by a Neck | Cafe Owner |
| 1929 | Joy Tonic | |
| 1929 | Whose Baby? | Cop |
| 1928 | Ships of the Night | Cramsey |
| 1928 | Loose Change | |
| 1928 | The Dizzy Diver | The Commander |
| 1928 | Love's Young Scream | Father |
| 1928 | Smith's Army Life | The Drill Sergeant |
| 1927 | Papa's Boy | The Foreman |
| 1927 | High Spots | The Smart Aleck |
| 1927 | Monty of the Mounted | |
| 1927 | Jungle Heat | |
| 1927 | Drama Deluxe | The Sheriff |
| 1927 | Listen Lena | |
| 1926 | The General | Captain Anderson |
| 1926 | Movieland | |
| 1926 | Move Along | Cop |
| 1926 | Honest Injun | The Foreman |
| 1926 | His Private Life | The Colonel |
| 1926 | Fool's Luck | The Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1926 | Home Cured | |
| 1926 | Careful Please | (uncredited) |
| 1926 | My Stars | The Gardener |
| 1925 | The Fighting Dude | The Athletic Instructor |
| 1925 | Fire Away | |
| 1925 | The Movies | A Traffic Officer |
| 1925 | The Tourist | First Crook |
| 1925 | Keep Smiling | Doublecrosser |
| 1925 | The Sleuth | The Husband |
| 1925 | Navy Blue Days | Peter Vermicelli |
| 1925 | The Snow Hawk | Midnight Mike |
| 1925 | The Iron Mule | |
| 1925 | Pie-Eyed | Nightclub manager |
| 1925 | Dynamite Doggie | (uncredited) |
| 1924 | Just a Good Guy | Pawnshop Owner |
| 1924 | Lovemania | |
| 1924 | Meet Father | |
| 1923 | The Man from Brodney's | Selim |
| 1923 | All Is Lost | Brutal Bill |
| 1923 | Main Street | Harry Haydock |
| 1923 | No Wedding Bells | An Irate Husband |
| 1922 | The Pest | The landlord |
| 1922 | Iron to Gold | Sloan |
| 1921 | The Primal Law | Ruis |
| 1921 | Straight from the Shoulder | Pete |
| 1921 | Skirts | |
| 1920 | His Noisy Still | |
| 1920 | The Heart Snatcher | |
| 1919 | The Yellow Dog Catcher | |
| 1919 | His Musical Sneeze | Woodrow Butts |
| 1918 | The Sheriff | |
| 1918 | A Scrap of Paper | The Kaiser |
| 1918 | The Cook | (uncredited) |
| 1918 | The Kitchen Lady | The Lion Tamer |
| 1917 | That Night | The Hotel Guest |
| 1917 | Are Waitresses Safe? | The Chef - Their Mutual Friend |
| 1917 | Roping Her Romeo | Piano Player |
| 1917 | A Bedroom Blunder | The Bartender |
| 1917 | The Pawnbroker's Heart | The Pawnbroker |
| 1917 | The Rough House | |
| 1917 | A Dog Catcher's Love | E.R. Ketchum - Fancy Dog Dealer |
| 1917 | Her Torpedoed Love | The Lawyer / The Ship Captain |
| 1917 | Villa of the Movies | Villa |
| 1917 | The Pullman Bride | The Pullman Waiter |
| 1916 | The Surf Girl | Poppa - the Angry Father |
| 1916 | Because He Loved Her | The Proprietor |
| 1916 | Fatty and Mabel Adrift | I. Landem - Realtor |
| 1915 | A Submarine Pirate | A shrewd inventor / Ship Captain |
| 1915 | Fickle Fatty's Fall | The Cook |
| 1915 | Fatty's Tintype Tangle | Photographer |
| 1915 | Fatty’s Plucky Pup | Desk Sergeant (uncredited) |
| 1915 | Mabel’s Wilful Way | Mabel's Father |
| 1915 | Wished on Mabel | Plainclothesman in Park |
| 1915 | When Love Took Wings | Police Dispatcher |
| 1915 | That Little Band Of Gold | Judge (uncredited) |
| 1915 | Fatty’s Chance Acquaintance | Waiter |
| 1915 | Fatty’s Reckless Fling | House Detective |
| 1915 | Hearts and Planets | Bald Astronomer |
| 1915 | Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life | Organ Grinder (uncredited) |
| 1915 | Fatty's New Role | Mustached Saloon Customer (uncredited) |
| 1915 | Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition | Jealous Husband (uncredited) |
| 1915 | Mabel, Fatty and the Law | Tobacco Counter Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1914 | Tillie's Punctured Romance | First Pianist in Restaurant / Cop / Guest in First Restaurant / Uncle's Rescuer / Society Guest (uncredited) |
| 1914 | Fatty's Magic Pants | Cop (uncredited) |
| 1914 | Getting Acquainted | A Passing Turk (uncredited) |
| 1914 | His Trysting Places | Cook / Park Police Officer (uncredited) |
| 1914 | Gentlemen of Nerve | Spectator at Entrance / Cop (uncredited) |
| 1914 | The New Janitor | Luke Connor - Gambler |
| 1914 | His New Profession | Drinker / Cripple (uncredited) |
| 1914 | The Masquerader | Other Director (uncredited) |
| 1914 | Mabel's Busy Day | Customer (uncredited) |
| 1914 | The Knockout | Society Singer (uncredited) |
| 1914 | Her Friend the Bandit | (uncredited) |
| 1914 | Cruel, Cruel Love | Bearded Doctor (uncredited) |
| 1914 | Tango Tangles | Drummer in Band / Guest in Cone Hat (uncredited) |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 1916 | A Scoundrel's Toll | Director |
| 1914 | He Loved the Ladies | Director |
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